tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685475800783306672018-03-18T06:16:45.666-05:00Peoria in PicturesMusings from a Transplanted New MexicanLola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-56660292339412170122015-10-23T15:52:00.000-05:002015-10-23T16:04:47.582-05:00Apples and Pumpkins
My sister flew into town from Texas a couple weekends ago. She lives in the desert and while she is familiar with corn mazes, she's not very familiar with apple orchards. We took her out to Tanner's orchard for the full experience. She picked what she later called the most expensive bag of apples ever (ain't that the truth!) but we had fun.
Walking back, I took a shoe selfie because, well Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-49727270802048115762015-06-05T22:23:00.002-05:002015-06-05T22:23:19.962-05:00I Write Because My Brain Won't Shut Up OtherwiseI just spent the last hour cleaning up old links listed on my blog--the links to other blogs I used to try to keep up with. Sadly, most of those are now dead links and some of these blogs have been taken over by strange, faceless, entities who like to post about food but provide no recipes or post about the interiors of other people's bathroom updates but don't give any links for where to read Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-14891656226155072392015-06-01T21:46:00.002-05:002015-06-01T21:46:16.607-05:00These Old Barns...Anyone who knows me knows I'm in love with old barns. I will bring the car to a screeching halt in the middle of a highway just to be able to jump out and take a photo of an old barn. I didn't grow up with these, In my neck of the woods we have parts of old adobe buildings that are falling apart and are definitely not as interesting as barns.
On a drive near Victoria, IL, last summer, the Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-88735942451069470152015-05-30T20:38:00.000-05:002015-05-30T20:38:52.925-05:00Never, ever, ever, EVER go to Starved Rock on Memorial DayEver!
Had a day off, thought I'd go take a hike. Realized what day it was when we pulled into the parking lot. Not one space available. I would have turned around and come back home but I wasn't alone so I had to stick it out.
The trails were muddy (no surprise there) and we got stuck walking behind people who tiptoed--yes, tiptoed (!!) across the mud. Come on, folks! Seriously? If you didn't Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-50878162570453832902015-05-24T21:46:00.000-05:002015-05-24T21:59:33.945-05:00Sheesh...It's been awhile, I know. I didn't mean to drop off but too much life happened. I'll spare you the details but suffice it to say I'm now gluten/wheat-free, egg-free, low sugar and dairy. Frankly, it sucks and finding good food to eat while on the road is a hassle. But my health is improving so I have to keep going. One day I'm sure I'll regale you with the disasters of cooking with coconut flour.Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-19026235448192487552013-07-28T21:33:00.000-05:002013-07-29T12:36:17.843-05:00Go Ahead, Cow, Walk Away...
We were heading home when I made the Husband pull over so I could capture this scene. I'd been watching this building get closer and I knew I wanted to capture it. As soon as he pulled over, I jumped out of the car into some really red, sticky mud but it was worth it:
The scene looks so isolated but there's actually a very busy highway intersection about 100 feet to camera right. We were Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-23293095063119186482013-07-25T22:31:00.002-05:002013-07-28T21:24:49.813-05:00A Little Bit of New Mexico / TexasJust got back from a trip back home to visit family. Saw the oldest child and my folks. Had a blast. Ate loads of delicious, authentic Mexican food and gained a few pounds. Then traveled to some of the ghost towns around New Mexico--specifically Chloride, Winston, Hillsboro and Kingston. Those pics are forthcoming.
One of the things I really, really miss about the Southwest--besides my family, Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-79372927843234090862013-07-01T22:47:00.000-05:002013-07-06T18:48:14.840-05:00Fence Post
This was another one of those pics where I made a U-turn in the middle of the road and stopped the car in the middle of the road to snap this pic. There was literally nowhere to pull over to get this photo but I pass this fence at least once a day and it kept beckoning me for a photo. This is another one of those areas I'm going back to on my bike for a better pic:
Welp, this is the last Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-78645666268935171572013-06-28T22:44:00.000-05:002013-07-03T00:18:35.481-05:00Foggy Day Tree
This has got to me my most favorite tree around here:
Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-7381313625842021862013-06-26T22:43:00.000-05:002013-06-30T16:25:08.686-05:00Lights and RVs
There's an empty parking lot that I pass on my way to and from work every day. I've always wanted to stop and get a photo of it because I love how nitty gritty it looks, especially on the foggy days. This place was on my list to check out during this particular morning, except that there was no place to park. My best vantage point came after making a U-turn and then parking on the right turn Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-34913114628877483892013-06-24T22:40:00.000-05:002013-06-27T01:03:13.266-05:00That Ubiquitous Yellow Tractor
Ah, there's that ubiquitous yellow tractor that dominates this area:
Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-16295443149791143322013-06-21T22:37:00.003-05:002013-06-21T22:37:52.443-05:00
Welp. looks like I dropped the ball on that last series of pics! Sorry about that! Work ended up kicking my butt after that last post so I couldn't get back to this till now. Things have mellowed out now so let's continue with Foggy Day Photography around Peoria:
At the time this was taken, I was so looking forward to signs of spring. Spring seems to take a long time to pop up around Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-67563098496457718792013-05-19T19:35:00.002-05:002013-05-19T19:44:28.078-05:00Foggy Day ShootThe other day I woke up super early--which is unheard of for me--so I grabbed my camera to see if I could find some sings of the Spring which was slowly starting to come upon us.
Spring is one of the seasons I've grown to love here, perhaps because in the Southwest we go from winter to summer with not much in between.
The next few blog posts will include shots I took that morning.
EnjoyLola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-41510726813956949362013-05-16T11:04:00.001-05:002013-05-16T11:04:42.040-05:00Last of the Hanna City PicsThis place was definitely grungy and there was some cool stuff to photograph. Of all the stuff I saw there, this was the most fascinating to me: Hope you enjoyed this collection! Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-32232139908632631122013-05-12T07:11:00.001-05:002013-05-12T10:03:19.986-05:00Yet More Hanna CityThe stuff they left behind: Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-13125570488499001162013-05-11T07:22:00.001-05:002013-05-11T07:22:01.850-05:00Still More Hanna CityThis place was a blast to shoot with an my iPhone. Very nitty gritty.
Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-87529258492366558342013-05-08T16:08:00.001-05:002013-05-08T16:08:18.645-05:00Hanna City Nitty GrittyA couple more pics from my Hanna City visit: Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-86805355168924224252013-05-05T07:38:00.001-05:002013-05-05T07:38:59.107-05:00Hanna City VisitDrove out to Hanna City yesterday with the Peoria Flickr group to check out the Work Camp there--a series of really cool abandoned buildings. I arrived late due to a planning error on my part so I didn't get much time there but hopefully I'll get the chance to head back again soon.
Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-6287948452355887742013-02-26T13:22:00.002-06:002013-02-26T13:22:52.645-06:00Now THIS is our Punxsutawney Phil
I had an unexpected snow day today so I went out to grab some fun shots of Milo, our Beagle mix, in our yard. While I was busy focusing on him, something caught my attention out of the corner of my eye:
If there's one thing I know for certain about living in the Midwest it's this: the first sighting of a robin means Spring is just around the corner.
Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-66350359149827902772013-01-21T09:25:00.001-06:002013-01-21T09:25:26.043-06:00Baby, It's Cold OutsideI think Winter has finally arrived in the Peoria area. If only it brought some real snow with it. That would at least make things a bit more bearable. Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-22516233218661852372012-12-20T16:18:00.001-06:002012-12-20T16:18:07.784-06:00Suck it, crappy weather!After another lovely, warm, extended Fall (two years in a row now!), we are currently in the throes of a nasty storm. Thankfully, much of it is going over us and landing further north but what is hitting us is pretty intense right now--lots of cold wind, blowing snow and now ice. I had to drive in it to pick up one of the kids at school. On the way home this little tree beckoned for a photo. MuchLola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-71907424820239916782012-10-19T11:44:00.004-05:002013-01-21T09:54:01.947-06:00More Fall ColorsTook the dog out for a walk a little while ago and came upon this scene:
Everything was yellow and gorgeous...Fall colors have been truly incredible this year.Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-85520698030365194082012-10-14T15:56:00.001-05:002012-10-14T16:00:10.598-05:00Old BarnI went driving around today looking for an old building to photograph for a project I'm involved in and found this one.
It wasn't quite what I had in mind but these old barns are so neat they're hard to pass up when you've got a camera in your hand.
Lola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-17645797947772087772012-10-10T22:12:00.001-05:002012-10-10T22:20:33.133-05:00How to Stop TimeSit at a football game...in 48 degree temps...with a headwind blowing...on metal bleachers...while underdressed...
The Husband and I have decided we are going to start timing everything from here on out in football minutes. As in, "Dinner will be ready in 7 football minutes." --Or 20 minutes in real time.
"I was 20 football minutes late for work this morning." --45 real minutes.
It's the wayLola Takes Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07266876037231222439noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468547580078330667.post-8267403897101289772012-10-09T19:29:00.001-05:002012-10-10T16:22:25.416-05:00Garden BountyWith the exception of the turnips that are just starting to come on, our garden is mostly done. The Husband picked the last of the green tomatoes and a handful of peppers before pulling the plants. He threw them haphazardly into this basket and left them sitting on the kitchen island where I cameo upon them. They were begging for a photo so I took one:
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